On Our Radar: Facebook’s Job-Search Insights

Employers in all 50 states plan to increase their payrolls this spring, but some cities are hiring more than others. Forbes has a rundown of the best and worst cities to find jobs through June. Topping the list are the California towns of San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, as well as the Maine cities of Portland, South Portland and Biddeford. –Leslie Kwoh

It’s a sad fact that hiring managers tend to favor employed job candidates over unemployed ones. New York City has now made it illegal for companies to shun the jobless when they advertise openings and interview potential hires, reports the Associated Press. A few similar laws are on the books elsewhere, but the city’s law allows unemployed workers to sue for damages if they can prove discrimination occurred.–Nikki Waller

Plenty of companies have lunch hour, happy hour…and now exercise hour. Fast Company writes about a company that has group exercise sessions built in to each work day. Lunging next to your boss may be awkward, but it improves both health and productivity, the story says. --Melissa Korn

Facebook’s Data Science team has been trying to figure out the alchemy of finding a job through social networks, asking, among other questions, are you more likely to find a new job after talking with your best friend, or your brother-in-law’s cousin? The group released its insights today and found some surprises, defying what academics have been saying on the same topics. — Lauren Weber

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A growing number of mothers want to work full-time, an item on theJournal’s Real Time Economics blog reports, even as the public at large still prefers they stay home with their kids. — Allison Lichter

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